The Thing

Black Label Games' third-person adventure starts where the movie leaves off. A team of American scientists residing in the Antarctic are unwittingly exposed to an alien creature that lives in any living organism. After the creature kills off most of the scientists, the remaining two men decide to blow up the entire camp to keep wipe it out completely. Players take on the role of a specialist Search and Rescue leader who's been sent to uncover the mysterious deaths of the previous US team. Players explore the destroyed station and fend of creatures while facing several dynamics, such as handling the freezing cold and a trust/fear system.

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Ever since Resident Evil came out, scaring the hell out of gamers has been a favorite pastime of video-game publishers. The variety of thrills has grown over the years, with games like Silent Hill, Parasite Eve, Fatal Frame, and more. However, the genre has grown a bit stagnant. I mean, there is only so many times a monster jumping through a window will scare you. Several developers have attempted to add new twists to the tried and true formula, but none have been too successful; recent survival-horror games have had gimmicks rather than true advancements. Black Label games introduces one of the most unique devices ever implemented in survival horror with its trust / fear system. It's the differentiating factor that separates The Thing from the competition, and while the game has other flaws, trust / fear is the freshest addition the genre has seen in years. Read More »